Indian minister calls for Goa beach bikini banA minister in India's resort state of Goa has drawn ridicule by saying women in bikinis should be banned from beaches and girls in short dresses should not visit pubs.
03 July 2014
More survivors found in India disaster rubbleEmergency workers pulled out three more survivors from the rubble of a collapsed building in southern India Tuesday as authorities said they expected to wrap up rescue efforts by the end of the day.
01 July 2014
Builders blamed as India collapse toll rises to 17The confirmed death toll from India's latest building collapse rose to 17 as authorities blamed shoddy construction for the tragedy near the southern city of Chennai.
30 June 2014
Gas pipeline blast kills 16 in southern India: ministerA massive explosion Friday on a state-owned gas pipeline running through the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh killed at least 16 people and gutted scores of homes, a state minister said.
27 June 2014
Four dead as India train derails, sabotage suspectedA passenger train derailed in eastern India on Wednesday, killing four people after a blast suspected to have been triggered by Maoist rebels, a top railway official said.
25 June 2014
40 Indians in northern Iraq 'uncontactable'Forty Indian employees stranded in violence-hit Iraq are "uncontactable", the foreign ministry said Wednesday, with a newspaper reporting the construction workers have been kidnapped.
18 June 2014
Bus crash in northern India kills 11 touristsA bus carrying tourists plunged off a mountain road into a gorge in a Himalayan region in northern India, killing 11 people, police said.
17 June 2014
Gas leak kills six at giant India steel plantA poisonous gas leak at one of India's largest steel plants killed six people overnight and injured 31 others, a factory official said.
13 June 2014
Indian woman says police gang-raped her inside stationAn Indian woman said Thursday she was gang-raped by four officers at a police station, the latest in a string of shocking sex attacks in the troubled state of Uttar Pradesh.
12 June 2014
Angry protests in India's capital over power blackoutsAngry protests broke out in India's capital overnight over power blackouts as summer temperatures soar, fuelling concerns of a repeat of an electricity crisis two years ago, police said.
New India minister killed in car accidentA new Indian minister was killed Tuesday in a car accident in the capital just days after being sworn into government, officials said.
India wins Italy appeal over helicopter dealIndia on Friday partially won an appeal against an Italian court order rejecting its request to recover bank guarantees over a scrapped helicopter deal at the centre of a bribery scandal.
24 May 2014
Final phase of India election as Modi fights for seatVoters headed to the polls Monday in the final phase of India's marathon election, with hardliner Narendra Modi expected to lead his Hindu nationalists to victory after 10 years of Congress party rule.
12 May 2014
Bitterly fought India election campaign enters final dayCampaigning in India's bitterly fought general election was set to end Saturday ahead of next week's final voting with the Hindu nationalist opposition already scenting victory.
Death toll hits 32 in India rebel violence: policePolice found nine more bodies Saturday after a deadly rampage by tribal separatists in India's remote northeastern Assam state, taking the death toll to 32 following two days of violence.